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No. 444,509. Patented Jan. 13,1891.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM S. SHARPNECK, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR, BY DIRECT A AND MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO THE SHARPNECK ANTI-FRICTION JOURNAL BOX COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

JOURNAL-BOX.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 444,509, dated January 13, 1891.

Application led May 6, 1890.

To all whom, t may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM S. SHARP- NECK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Journal-Boxes,of which the following is a specification, reference bein g had therein to the accom panyin g drawings.

This improvement relates more particularly to that class of journal-boxes shown in Inypatent,No.392,4G5,dated November6,1888; and the invention consists in the peculiar construction, arrangement, and combination of parts hereinafter more particularly described, and then definitely pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure lis an elevation, partly in section, of a journalbox constructed according to my improvement. Fig. 2 is a side view of a pedestal and part of truck-frame. Fig. 3 is a horizontalsection of the pedestal, showing also some of the adjacent parts. Fig. It is a detail showing part of the casing and other adjacent part-s. Fig. 5 is a detail ot a roller and plates detached.

Referring now to the details of the drawings by letter, A represents one ot the frametimbers of the truck; B, the pedestal, having an opening l), in which sets the truss-bar C, which is ot such relative size as to prevent the pedestal moving sidewise on said trussbar. On the under side of the truss-bar is a hole c,in which iits a lug d on aplate D,hav ing an angular recess underneath, between which and another angularly-recessed plate E is a roller F. The plate E sets in a saddle G, having two longitudinal extensions G, which pass into recesses b in the inside of the legs ot' the pedestal, which recesses are in practice sufiiciently wide to allow ot about an Serial No. 350,777. (No model.)

inch of lateral motion of the saddle in the pedestal. This saddle is broadened out at the sides, as shown at g, and has holes g to Y receive the lugs or pins h', cast on or attached to a cylinder or casing I-I, which receives the rollers O, surrounding the axle Pand forming a bearing for the same. At the bottom of the pedestal is a connecting-bar I, fastened by bolts t', and secured to the cylinder or casing by bolts is a cap K, in which is secured by a key M the end bearing N. By this construction I am enabled to have the truss-bar fitting an aperture in the pedestal and dispense with the outer easing I usuallyemploy, yet admit of the end movement of the axle, and allow of the casing being reversed when partly worn, so as to bring the unworn part to the top to take the wear.

IVhat I claim as new is- 1. The combination ot` a pedestal, a trussbar fitting an aperture therein, a bearingplate having an angular recess therein and connected to the trnss-bar, a roller under said bearing-plate, a saddle under the roller having extensions running into recesses in the pedestal, and a casing or cylinder fitted to the saddle and receiving the axle and surrounding rollers, substantially as described.

2. The combination, in an axle-box, with the pedestal and its connections, ot a easing II, constructed and arranged to be turned bottom side up to bring the unworn portion ot the casing into use, substantially as described.

III testimony whereof I aliix my signature, in

presence ot two witnesses, this 5th day of May,

WILLIAM S. SHARPNECK. Vitnesses:

T. J. W. ltonarson,l FRANCIS W. WHITE. 

